IBM researchers are touting a new tiny optical transceiver chipset that can move data at speeds up to 160 GB per second, which is eight times faster than previous optical components. The new chipset generates fast data transfer rates because it uses light pulses to move data instead of sending electrons over wires. If the infrastructure was in place to do it, the new technology would enable one to download a typical feature-length high definition film in a single second, according to IBM.
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New IBM Chip Moves Data at Light Speed
Posted by: Chris Maxcer March 26, 2007 11:17 AMIBM researchers are touting a new tiny optical transceiver chipset that can move data at speeds up to 160 GB per second, which is eight times faster than previous optical components. The new chipset generates fast data transfer rates because it uses light pulses to move data instead of sending electrons over wires. If the infrastructure was in place to do it, the new technology would enable one to download a typical feature-length high definition film in a single second, according to IBM.